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Definition of: scalare
(skə·lā′rē, -lä′rā) noun
1. A deep–bodied cichlid fish of South American rivers (genus Pterophyllum), noted for its striking coloration and popular as an aquarium fish: also called angelfish.
2. A related fish of the Amazon, the blue scalare (Symphysodon discus), with a brownish–green, disk–shaped body. [<NL <L scalaris of a ladder; so called because marked with dark crossbars]
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